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#NotOneMoreGirl virtual event to feature youth panel & documentary
On Friday, May 14th from 3:30-5pm the campaign leaders involved in BART's #NotOneMoreGirl Campaign to end sexual harassment on transit and improve safety for youth on BART will host the "Together We Ride" Virtual Watch Party featuring a youth panel discussion about the campaign. The event will include the
“Not One More Girl”: Youth-led campaign aims to combat harassment on transit and everywhere
Youth activists Rexy, Uche, and Victoria with posters at launch of Not One More Girl campaign Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART CommunicationsRexy* was still a child who just happened to be wearing rainbow-colored clothing when she first experienced harassment on public transportation.“I
A billion dollar power problem
To someone who had never seen it before, electricity would likely appear indistinguishable from magic. The way it brings to life all the objects we love and depend on—everything from street lamps, to refrigerators, to the screen on which you’re reading this article—is wondrous. As an all-electric system, BART
“All writers should read at train stations”: Sound Tracks x Litquake brings music, literature to Glen Park Station
A couple dances at Glen Park Station on Oct. 7 as part of a Sound Tracks x Litquake event. It was an evening of firsts on Friday, Oct. 7, as BART, in partnership with the San Francisco literary festival Litquake, hosted a free live music performance and literary reading. About a hundred people gathered in
Roll with Us: Rail Operations Controllers live for the thrill of the solution
Stephen Toumi, Rail Operations Controller, at work in the Operations Control Center. BART is currently hiring for Rail Operations Controllers. Pay starts at $140,247.01 and goes up to $182,320.85. To learn more, visit bart.gov/jobs. Each day on the job for Rail Operations Controllers is a high-stakes
The Science of Cleaning: New training program helps station cleaners shine up their skills
Cleaning Management Institute trainer Marion Ivey leads a class for BART cleaners By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Most of us learned cleaning from our parents, and may follow their example: Do you use a sponge or cotton-string mop? A canister or upright vacuum? Bleach or vinegar? Professional
Buses replace trains between South Hayward and Union City stations
Update 10/4/21: The next track shutdown weekends for this project is October 16-17. Free buses will replace trains on that weekend between South Hayward and Union City. Riders should add 20-25 minutes to their trips. The work will also require some evening train cancellations. On Saturday 10/16 the train that
Repaving work at El Cerrito del Norte Station begins Oct. 1
We will be repaving the bus intermodal area at El Cerrito Del Norte station. This work will start on October 1 and will last about 7 weeks. The work will be completed in 3 Phases. During each phase of the repaving process, buses that normally use the closed section will be relocated to other temporary stops
Trains run on Sunday schedule July 4th 2018
If you plan on attending the Wednesday, July 4th firework show on the waterfront in San Francisco, BART is a great way to get there and get home. BART will be running on a Sunday schedule (opening at 8am and providing a three route service unlike the five we run on Saturday) but with longer trains and some
Stabbing suspect in custody
At approximately 11:54 a.m. today, September 18, 2020, a passenger on a Berryessa-bound train used a knife to assault a 69-year-old man as the train approached Warm Springs/South Fremont Station. A BART Police Community Service Officer on the platform at the station observed a suspect identified as Terrell